Clothes pounder



Nov. 30 1926. 1,608,747

A. o. HUBBARD CLOTHES POUNDER Filed April 7, 1924 I/v VENTOF? fi ART/{U 0. HUBBARD ail QWM Arm/swans patented Nov. 30, 1926.

UNIED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR O. HUBBARD, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA; NELLIE H. HUBBARD, EX- EGUTRIX OF SAID ARTHUR (J. HUBBARD, DECEASED, ASSIGNOR TO PUFFER-HUB- BARB lVIANUIEAGTURING COMPANY, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, A CORPORA- TION OF MINNESOTA.

CLOTHES POUNDER.

Application filed April 7,

The object of my invention is to provide a clothes pounder which can be conveniently mounted on the operating bail of a washing machine for agitating the clothes and forcing the water through he meshes of the fabric.

A particular object of the invention is to improve the clothes pounder shown and described in my United States Patent t tlflffi t 012, issued October 31, 1922.

The invention consists generally in various constructions and combinations all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claim,

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a sectional view through a clothes pounder embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional View on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a bottom view of the hounder.

In the drawing, 2 represents a post or standard having a clamp 3 at its upper end provided with sockets a for receiving a washing machine bail and a locking device 5 for holding the jaws of the clamp in their closed position.

At the lower end of the post, a series of washing domes 6, 7, and 8 are arranged. A stud 9 is formed on the lower end of the post and a shoulder 10 against which a washer 11 is seated. A hub 12 is mounted on said stud searing against said washer and provided at its upper end with a pcripheral flange 13 extending outwardly from the hub in substantially a horizontal position with a slightly rounded upper surface.

' The upper portion of the dome 6 has an opening to receive the hub 12 and is fitted snugly against the under side of the flange The dome adjacent the outer edge of the flange 13 has an offset formed therein making a wall 1 1 substantially vertical and extending entirely around the dome near the edge of the flange, and this vertical wall is provided with a series of ports or openings 15. From the upper edge of this wall the dome extends inwardly toward the hub 12 and is firmly secured to the flange 13 by suitable means such as rivets 16. The water flowing under the dome 6 will be projected horizontally through the ports 15 1924. Serial No. 704.683.

and through the meshes of the fabric in the tub on the down stroke. On the up stroke, vacuum will be formed beneath the domes causing the water to circulate in the opposite direction. Thus a continuous flow is lnaintaned through the garments during the operation of the pounder. An advantage of this style of pounder over the one shown in my patent above referred to is due to the fact that in my improved construction there are no pockets or recesses difficult of access in which sediment and soap may collect and be ditlicult to remove. All parts are exposed and smooth rounded surfaces are presented which are easily kept clean.

The dome 7 fits within the dome 6 and has a hub 17 ll'iOllIltGCl on the stud 9 and provided with a flange 18 to which the dome is secured. The lower end of the stud is preferably threaded and the dome 8 has an interiorly threaded hub 19 to receive the threaded end of the stud and a lock washer 20 is preferably provided between the hub 17 and the hub 19. This dome 8 is preferably cast and may or may not have perforations therein. In this particular case I have omitted the perforations. The dome T has a series of perforations 21 through which the water may pass in the operation of the pounder. The lower edges of the domes 6 and 7 preferably have beads 22 formed thereon. These beads present rounded surfaces for contact with the clothes and prevent damage thereto in the operation of the pounders.

I claim as my invention:

A clothes pounder comprising a standard, a plurality of domes concentrically mount ed thereon one within the other and spaced apart, a hub and a flange radiating therefrom, the wall of the outer dome fitting the surface of said flange and secured thereto, and having a depending offset therein adjacent said flange forming a substantially vertical wall and said dome having a series of water-circulating ports at intervals in said wall.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 2d day of April, 1924.

ARTHUR O. HUBBARD. 

